We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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Georgia Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
217,780 90.48% $77,294 H-1B
18,778 7.80% $144,780 PERM
2,677 1.11% $23,552 H-2A
1,465 0.61% $90,711 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Georgia has seen a total of 240,700 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Georgia is the H-1B visa with 217,780 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 90.48% of Georgia's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 18,778 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 7.80% of Georgia's total visas.

Top Occupations in Georgia (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Physicists 61 $63,225 82.43%
Molecular and Cellular Biologists 61 $50,449 82.43%
Purchasing Managers 61 $93,772 84.72%
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 60 $48,231 85.71%
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 59 $41,617 86.76%
Architectural Drafters 59 $50,197 86.76%
Technical Writers 58 $59,633 86.57%
Urban and Regional Planners 52 $52,787 78.79%
Logistics Engineers 52 $62,007 82.54%
Natural Sciences Managers 51 $77,857 83.61%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Georgia Employees Over Time
Georgia has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 8,707 employees were hired. Georgia peaked in 2022 with 21,168 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 19,381 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Georgia From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Colombia 133 $40,711 46.83%
Bangladesh 110 $38,686 38.87%
Nigeria 95 $48,421 34.93%
El Salvador 90 $28,004 35.71%
Philippines 85 $4,358,515 40.28%
Germany 79 $80,421 44.13%
Cambodia 78 $20,959 48.15%
United Kingdom 73 $85,212 48.34%
South Africa 58 $76,966 46.77%
Ghana 56 $36,296 47.46%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cozy Systems Inc 18 $79,208 94.74%
Htc Global Services Inc 18 $84,517 94.74%
Horizon Soft Solutions Inc 18 $95,437 94.74%
The Globe Academy Inc 17 $44,689 89.47%
Unisource Worldwide Inc 17 $61,027 89.47%
Habif Arogeti Wynne Llp 17 $54,797 89.47%
Neurok Software Llc 17 $55,642 89.47%
Akvarr Inc 17 $71,115 89.47%
Hypervisor Technologies Inc 17 $53,880 89.47%
Goldline Technologies Inc 17 $71,038 89.47%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Miura America Co Ltd 1 $64,355 33.33%
Dolphin Enterprise Solutions Corporation 1 $93,371 33.33%
Georgia C Stores Llc 1 $38,979 33.33%
Tai Ping Carpets Americas Inc 1 $46,426 33.33%
Jefferson Southern Corporation 1 $41,829 33.33%
Ganesh Hotels Llc 1 $43,992 33.33%
Yej Enterprises Inc 1 $26,458 33.33%
Sirius Computer Solutions Inc 1 $111,384 33.33%
Havix Group Llc 1 $90,750 33.33%
New York Life Insurance Company 1 $93,371 33.33%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 96,234 $73,708 92.37%
Computer Systems Design Services 15,183 $81,559 92.09%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 11,341 $82,291 95.18%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 8,162 $79,607 85.75%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 6,743 $51,752 71.60%
Other Computer Related Services 5,805 $74,393 90.11%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 3,966 $78,708 97.33%
Engineering Services 3,500 $72,340 91.00%
Management Consulting Services 3,428 $74,943 97.33%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 2,900 $88,063 94.99%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 824 $21,767 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 593 $23,866 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 347 $25,642 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 301 $26,039 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 263 $24,071 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 106 $25,679 100.00%
Crop Production 105 $25,816 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 98 $25,521 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 88 $25,098 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 79 $25,446 100.00%

Georgia Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Georgia to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Georgia over all years is $77,294. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage